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The Fires of Autumn
Irene Nemirovsky
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Description for The Fires of Autumn
Paperback. Bernard Jacquelain returns from the trenches a changed man. The city is a whirl of decadence and corruption and he embarks on a life of parties and shady business dealings, as well as an illicit affair. But as another war threatens, everything around him starts to crumble, and the future for him and for France suddenly looks dangerously uncertain. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 228.
The prequel to the bestselling Suite Française
Paris 1918, Bernard Jacquelain returns from the trenches a changed man.
The city is a whirl of decadence and corruption and he embarks on a life of parties and shady business dealings, as well as an illicit affair.
But as another war threatens, everything around him starts to crumble, and the future for him and for France suddenly looks dangerously uncertain.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099520368
SKU
V9780099520368
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About Irene Nemirovsky
Irène Némirovsky (Author) Irène Némirovsky was born in Kiev in 1903, the daughter of a successful Jewish banker. In 1918 her family fled the Russian Revolution for France where she became a bestselling novelist, author of David Golder, All Our Worldly Goods, The Dogs and the Wolves and other works published in her lifetime or soon after, ... Read more
Reviews for The Fires of Autumn
Admirers of Nemirovsky’s Suite Française…won’t want to miss this novel
Peter Kemp
Sunday Times
Beautiful…Powerful…Poignant
Independent
Revelatory… gripping and illuminating
Sunday Times
One puts it down with unqualified admiration… This fine novel will further enhance Irene Nemirovsky’s name
John Sutherland
The Times
This astute novel is witness to an undeniable ... Read more
Peter Kemp
Sunday Times
Beautiful…Powerful…Poignant
Independent
Revelatory… gripping and illuminating
Sunday Times
One puts it down with unqualified admiration… This fine novel will further enhance Irene Nemirovsky’s name
John Sutherland
The Times
This astute novel is witness to an undeniable ... Read more